Bulls wrap up residency with Raptors

The Bulls improved to 3-0 on the residency Saturday and won their fourth
straight overall when Derrick Rose scored 28 points to go along with
11 assists as Chicago topped Cleveland, 100-91.

Luol Deng contributed 23 points and Carlos Boozer notched a double-double with
20 points and 11 boards for the Bulls, who are now an impressive 14-3 at the
United Center and lead the Central Division by a comfortable eight games.

"We will take the wins any way we can get them," Bulls head coach Tom
Thibodeau said. "We know we need to improve in certain areas. We're still
finding our way."

The banged-up Raptors, who are opening up a three-game road trip tonight, lost
for the fifth time in six games on Sunday when Paul Pierce scored 30 points
and Ray Allen added 23, as the Boston Celtics earned a 93-79 victory over
Toronto at Air Canada Centre.

DeMar DeRozan followed Friday's 37-point performance with 27, while Joey
Dorsey added a career-high 13 points and 13 rebounds. However, Toronto shot
just 38 percent and lost for the 11th time in its last 14 games.

"We just didn't execute, we didn't make shots, and Ray and Paul were just too
good," Dorsey said.

Amir Johnson ended with 10 points and 10 boards while Jose Calderon had 10
assists for the Raptors, who were playing without three key contributors,
center Andrea Bargnani, guard Jerryd Bayless and swingman Sonny Weems.

Bargnani, the team's leading scorer, missed his fourth straight game with a
sore left calf while Bayless was sidelined with a sprained left ankle suffered
in a 114-105 loss in Houston on Friday. Weems missed his seventh straight
contest with back spasms.

Bargnani and Bayless are listed as probable for tonight while Weems will
remain on the bench. Calderon, meanwhile, was added to the long injury list
with a sprained ankle and will be a game-time decision.

Toronto, which is just 4-12 on the road, will also visit Cleveland and Boston
on its trip.

The Bulls have won two straight over the Dinos, including a 110-93 triumph in
Toronto back on Dec. 15.